Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,656 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Charles Kenyatta (1921-2005)
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Hobart T. Taylor, Jr. (1920-1981)
John Gloucester
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(1811) John Gloucester, “Dedication of the First African Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia”
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Ronald Walters (1938-2010)

Explore Global African History

Government Troops in the Congo Civil War
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Congo Civil War (1960-1964)
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Achimota College/Achimota School (1924- )
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André Rigaud (1761-1811)
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Rift Valley in East Africa

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Gentrification, Integration or Displacement?: The Seattle Story
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The Black Presence in Theater through the Centuries in the Historical Dictionary of African American Theater
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The San Fernando Valley’s Multiethnic Past: Unexpected Communities of Color in “America’s Suburb”
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Russia’s Black Entertainment Empresario: The Remarkable Saga of Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas (Frederick Bruce Thomas)

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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